Looking for more screen real estate? With this hack you can convert your Kindle ereader into a second display for your computer. The e-ink screen is easier on the eyes for reading documents and web pages.

Tiny Apps posts the full directions for this transformation, using a Kindle DX and a Mac. The video above shows the trick working on a Kindle 2, and PCWorld has Windows instructions.

The steps involve jailbreaking your Kindle, installing hawhill's Kindle VNC viewer, and setting up the network connection between the Kindle and your computer, which are connected by USB.